November 2013 Jodi Carlsgaard, Principal Dr

November 2013 Jodi Carlsgaard, Principal Dr. Marjorie Kaiser, Superintendent

Upcoming Dates From the Principal’s Desk st Nov. 1 1 Quarter ends Nov. 1-3 Special Olympics State Bowling We have had an outstanding October! Our school Tournament at The Village Bowl, Aberdeen was hustling and bustling at the beginning of the month with homecoming, our students went home Nov 3 Daylight Savings Time ends to spend time with family and friends, parents and nd Nov 4 2 Quarter begins teachers had time to share about student progress, Nov 6 Election Day our students got to show off their artwork, our Nov 11 Veterans Day Program Activities of Daily Living classroom was re-opened 11:30am, Gym and SDSBVI ended the month with some ghoulish fun, costumes, and candy galore! WOW, this is Nov 26 Homegoing just to mention a few things that have gone on this Classes dismiss at 12:10pm month! Lunch served 12:10 – 1:00pm Dorms close at 1:00 PM I had the opportunity to spend some time in Louisville, KY with other Principals of Schools for Nov 28 Happy Thanksgiving the Blind. What an experience! I have learned a Dec 1 Students return great deal about other schools and the best part Dorms open at 1:00pm was I got to share and brag about our school! Dec 2 Classes resume Starting second quarter students will be using IPADS when in class to do research, create projects, read, write, and do calculations. Teachers and students are quite excited to leap into this world of technology. Please do not hesitate to call the school at any time, stop in, or send an email. We all love to hear from you. If your schedule allows please join us for Veterans Day Program our Veterans Day program. Thank a Veteran and have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Our Veterans Day Program will be

held on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 11:30am. Mrs. Carlsgaard Come join us in the gym to show our SDSBVI Principal appreciation and honor the men and women who have served our country.

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Student of the Month Congratulations to Kendra Terkildsen for being nominated Student of the Month for October.

Kendra Terkildsen

Principal Carlsgaard, left, presenting Kendra Terkildsen her Student of the Month certificate.

Foster Grandparent Program

Donald Dauwen, our Foster Grandpa in Mrs. Peterson’s classroom, was honored for his outstanding volunteer service to the North Central Region Foster Grandparent Program. Grandpa Don started with the Foster Grandparent Program in March of this year, and we’ve been lucky enough to have him since. Thank you, Grandpa Don!

Grandpa Don

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Trick or Treeeeat! The SDSBVI Student Council handed out cookies to staff and students. From left “Officer Houseman” checking out to right: Jordan Houseman, Ms. Anderson, Kendra the Jester’s costume. Terkildsen, and Mrs. Holcomb.

In the Classroom Students in Mrs. Lopes’ social studies class are learning about Native Americans from the SW and the Plains. They learned about Hogans (a dome shaped Navajo home) that the Navajos made. Larrissa and Evelyn wrote about and designed their own home. They enjoyed beading their own necklaces. They are looking forward to a trip to the Dakotah Prairie Museum to learn more about Native American Culture. There will be lots to learn and fun to be had along the way in Mrs. Lopes’ social studies class which will include guest speakers and tasting food from other cultures.

Evelyn Beil, left, and Larissa Enget, above, are stringing beads for necklaces in Mrs. Lopes’ social studies class.

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Coach’s Corner By Mrs. Fischbach, Special Olympics Coach The NE Special Olympic Bowling Tournament was held in Aberdeen, SD on October 11, 2013. SDSBVI students who participated and their results are as follows:

Al’lyn Bear Stops – 5th place Hailey Heintzman – 2nd place Shane Hoffman – 3rd place Blaine Jemming – 4th place Michael McMillen – 2nd place

The State Special Olympic Bowling Tournament will be held in Aberdeen on Nov.1-3, 2013. SDSBVI will be represented by the same group in the singles competition. Blaine Jemming and Hailey Heintzman will bowl the first shift and Al’lyn Bear Stops, Shane Hoffman, and Michael McMillen will be bowling the second shift. The students will also participate in Opening Ceremonies on Friday evening at 6:00pm in the pool area of the Ramada Inn. Blaine Jemming will lead the Special Olympic Oath and the National Anthem will by sung by the SDSBVI Vocal Ensemble. Opening Ceremonies will be followed by Karaoke. On Saturday evening the bowlers will attend the banquet and dance at the Ramada.

Mrs. Fischbach

Group Language Class By Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Mohn, and Ms. Hoffman Elementary and Speech Language Instructors In October, our Group Language class learned about the season of fall, scarecrows, pumpkins, and different types of nuts. Of course, who could forget about Halloween and trick or treating!! The students really enjoyed listening to the Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow song, making trail mix to eat with the different variety of nuts and having the story “The Shy Scarecrow” read to them. The students also went on a nature walk and collected fall objects to make their “leaf people.” The mural on the wall was a cumulative art project that the students did to remember the concepts and theme of the unit. Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Mohn, Ms. Hoffman

“Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow” mural

Preparing students to step forward with confidence and a vision of lifetime success Dr. Abraham Nemeth, inventor of the Braille math code, dies at 94

Source: http://digitaljournal.com/article/359503 By Robert Kingett Oct 2, 2013

Nemeth Code is the code for mathematics and scientific notation in North America. It's regularly taught as a form of Braille study, bringing new independence into student's lives. The creator of this life-changing code died today. Dr. Abraham Nemeth, blind mathematician and most well known for creating the Nemeth Code, has died peacefully. He was 94. Nemeth was born in New York and attended public school before studying mathematics at Brooklyn College despite the repeated affirmations by his counselors that he could never have a career in math because he was blind. Believing what his counselors told him he majored in psychology. He got a B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College and an M.A. in psychology from Columbia University where he had a day job at the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) that he didn't like. His wife noticed that he wasn't happy and encouraged his pursuit of his passion. Nemeth started taking math classes at night at Brooklyn College and then got the teaching position there. After prodding from his wife and a change of heart, he proceeded to continue his studies in math where he began making up his own Braille math code in 1946 because people used the Taylor Code from England for writing mathematics in Braille, and he thought that the Taylor Code used too many grouping symbols. He began devising his own code with readers in college. He had already come up with rules to tell readers how to read mathematics aloud so he started working on Braille code which simulated his rules for speech. For example, when you say “x to the n power,” the phrase “to the” means “begin a superscript,” and the word “power” means, “return to the baseline.” So in his Braille code symbols were created that mean “begin superscript” and “return to the baseline.” The code was published by the AFB after another blind employee, Dr. Clifford Witcher, a physicist from Columbia University, asked if he had a table of integrals in Braille. A table of integrals is a long list of formulas for performing a calculus operation called integration. A table of integrals is part of the holy liturgy for calculus students, engineers, physicists, and many others. When Nemeth said he had one but it was in his own code, Witcher tried it out anyway with lessons from Nemeth. Impressed, the elated student presented the code to the Mathematics Subcommittee of the Joint Uniform Type Committee. This committee, an ancestor of BANA, was responsible for Braille codes in the U.S. and England (the word “Joint” referred to the U.S.A. and England). This code eventually was published by the American Printing House for the Blind and became known as the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation. Nemeth worked for 30 years at the University of Detroit and helped to launch the computer science program there in the 1960s. He remained active after retirement well into his 90s through committees at the National Federation of the Blind and transcribing Hebrew prayer books to braille among many other endeavors. Nemeth's code is still used today and his pioneering work has greatly helped to advance the accessibility of mathematics for the blind.

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Student Art Exhibit Students showed off their artwork during a Student Art Exhibit on October 28th.

Jordan Harkless (left) explaining the story behind Jordan Houseman (left) presenting his horse his artwork to Sherron Grote (back), Steve “Reno” to Roland Pond (right), Treasurer for the Kelsey (center), and Hailey Heintzman (right). SDSBVI Foundation that has made the Artist in Residence program possible.

Quinn Ossanna showing off his Blaine Jemming creation to his (left) and Mrs. mom, Sarah Hulscher (right) Ossanna. checking out Blaine’s work.

Ribbon Cutting and Grand Reopening of our ADL Room

Amy Scepaniak (center) cutting the ribbon held by Mrs. Payne (left) and Julie Vandover (right); looking on in the back are Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Steckler and Al’lyn Bearstops, checking Courtland Collins (left), Al’lyn Bearstops out the new ADL room. The remodel was completed by (center) and April Dominick (right). the SDSBVI Maintenance department over the last year. Preparing students to step forward with confidence and a vision of lifetime success

Pioneer Day What does it mean to be a SDSBVI Pioneer? Well, let me tell you, these students are showing me that! This year was my first Pioneer Day and we worked hard to be prepared for a fun-filled day. All week in Physical Education classes we trained for the big day. We worked on PIONEER Jacks, tunnel crawling and even hurdling. When the Pioneer day arrived it was filled with fun and excitement as we all gathered in the gym to show school spirit and demonstrate good sportsmanship. We sang the school song and the National Anthem. Then we created team names and next came the fun. Students and staff took part in an obstacle course, donut eating from a string, tug-of-war and we ended with a watermelon eating contest. It was a great way to end our Homecoming week and get the new school year off to a great start. Thank you to everyone who participated and provided their services to make this Pioneer Day great!

Mrs. Christy Hulscher

Cheering us on, from left to right: Hailey Heintzman, Larissa Enget, Evelyn Beil and Lydia Enget, Preparing students to step forward with confidence and a vision of lifetime success

Odds and Ends Yikes! Susan Egging, SDSBVI Outreach Reminder Consultant for Now that the snow is here, please Western SD, make sure your child has woke up to 31”  snow pants of snow after an early blizzard on  snow boots October 5th in  winter coat Spearfish.  hat  mittens As with other clothing items, please label them with your child’s name.

Pumpkin Decorating in the Dorms

From left to right: Michael McMillen, Courtland Collins, From left to right: Blaine Jemming, Marcus Van Dam, Kendra Terkildsen and Larissa Enget Michael Wingen, Michael McMillen, and Jordan Houseman

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From left to right: Evelyn Beil, Lydia Enget, and YOUTUBE... COMING SOON Larissa Enget

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